"but... why does shocking the body like that make me so uncomfortable?"
That's my instinct too. Wouldn't you want to cool the person down more gradually? This sounds something like forcing a dehydrated person to drink several quarts of ice-cold water in rapid succession. Doesn't seem right.
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